Voices Unheard: Stories of Immigrant Teachers in Alberta

Sandra Janusch ()

Journal of International Migration and Integration, 2015, vol. 16, issue 2, No 7, 299-315

Abstract: Abstract This paper presents the stories of four immigrant teachers as they endeavor to resume their teaching careers in Calgary, Alberta. The teachers in this study participated in a six-month professional bridging program in Calgary in 2008 in order to upgrade their professional knowledge and to meet Alberta certification requirements before seeking employment in local school boards. A narrative inquiry methodology was used and data was collected from a series of unstructured interviews over a two and a half year period from September 2008 until May 2011. Data from the interviews were compiled into individual narratives that chronicle experiences of professional transformation and acculturation. In a changing educational Alberta landscape that is becoming increasingly diverse, stories of internationally educated professionals are increasingly relevant, yet seldom found in the literature on teaching.

Keywords: Internationally educated teachers; Acculturation; Professional integration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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